on screen does feel different to me. and some of the people running shows, directing shows — creative voices — do feel different to me. and when you say, "what�*s on screen feels different to me," you can be part of that, you are part of that, because you have written the most fascinating women characters. i�*m thinking of shiv in succession, who... i believe you were quite involved in developing her character... yeah. ..and also the billie piper character in i hate suzie, who is a very complex woman... yeah. ..likeable, but also deeply unlikeable... 0h, a nightmare! an absolute nightmare, yeah! so is that important to you, that...? you know, male leads for forever have been complex men and we understand their backstories and there�*s a lot of sort of nuance in there. do you insist now that the women you write have just as much right to nuance and complexity? 0h, of course, absolutely. and, yeah, iam really proud of that. i love writing characters like shiv and suzie pickles, who�*s played by billie piper. but also there�*s a need for it,